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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Weather Lab

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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Storm Smart

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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